oncology

[ ong-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
2. the study of cancer.

oncology

/ ˌɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study, classification, and treatment of tumours

oncology

/ ŏn-kŏl′ə-jē /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

oncology

1. The branch of medicine devoted to the study, treatment, and cure of cancer .

Derived Forms

• onˈcologist, noun
• oncological, adjective

Other Words From

• on·co·log·ic [ong-k, uh, -, loj, -ik], onco·logi·cal adjective
• on·colo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oncology¹

First recorded in 1855–60; onco- + -logy

Example Sentences

Cullen was also part of that trial along with his colleague Bryan Allen, MD, PhD, UI professor and head of radiation oncology.

From Science Daily

Those include two major medical facilities and also hospitals that offer such specialized medical care as obstetrics, paediatrics and oncology.

From Salon

In addition to her treatment, she is also seeing a psychologist who specialises in oncology, the treatment of cancer.

From BBC

Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and one of the study's senior authors.

From Science Daily

“A remarkable finding in a number of ways,” said Susan Bailey, a professor of radiation cancer biology and oncology at Colorado State University who led the telomere research.

From New York Times